Uche Rowland Ojinmah, consultant dermatologist, has been elected president of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA). He was elected at the annual delegates’ meeting of the association which was held in Port Harcourt, Rivers state on Saturday. He secured a total of 319 votes to defeat his opponents: Okoro Kenneth Johnson who polled 40 votes, […]
MANY Owerri residents were injured on Monday during a stampede over reported gunmen attacks in the capital city. Residents hurriedly closed shops as bus drivers and Okada riders abandoned their vehicles, taking to their heels for safety. It was gathered that some suspected enforcers of sit-at-home order were going about beating residents and chasing […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja for his medical trip to London, UK. The president departed Abuja on Sunday. Last month, Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, had said Buhari would visit his doctor in London for “routine medical checks that will last for a maximum of two weeks”. More to follow…
Chris Ngige, minister for labour and employment, says it is unethical for medical doctors to embark on strike. He spoke on Sunday at the induction of six University of Abuja (UniAbuja) medical graduates into the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN). Ngige advised the inductees, which include Andrew Ngige, his son, not to join […]
The Federal Government has increased the hazard allowance for medical doctors and health workers in the country, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. It was gathered that while the government increased the allowance for doctors from N5,000 to between N32,000 and N40,000; other health workers like nurses, laboratory workers among others had theirs reviewed to between N15,000 […]
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) says less than half of the total number of doctors registered with the Medical and Dental Council (MDCN) are practising in the country. Innocent Ujah, NMA president, said this on Friday in his address at the virtual eighth biennial and scientific xonference and annual general meeting of the Medical Women […]
The agreements were signed on the last day of the 2nd Pakistan-Africa Trade Development Conference and Single Country Exhibition. By Maureen Okon/Grace Alegba Nigeria and Pakistan on Thursday signed trade agreements on affordable cardiovascular pharmaceuticals and other antibiotics at the ongoing trade exhibition by Pakistani companies in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]
Nigerian banks have issued directives mandating workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19, TheCable understands. In circulars seen by TheCable, six financial institutions directed their workers to go for vaccination or conduct COVID-19 tests on a bi-weekly basis at personal cost. Last week, the federal government mandated civil servants to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Boss Mustapha, […]
Four women are individually claiming to be the mother of a six-year-old boy identified as Elijah Tanko. An Independent Investigation Panel (IPP) set up by the Nigerian government, to look into the activities of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other units of the police on Monday ordered the conduct of a deoxyribonucleic acid […]
In its efforts to encourage vaccination rate across the country, the Presidential Steering Committee(PSC), has said that civil servants would be required to present proof of vaccination or negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR), tests conducted within 72 hours to enable access to offices. The PSC also added that decision has been taken to clear South […]
